Self-Paced Training

Building Your VA Business

Do you want to learn the fastest and easiest way to get your business up and running?

This self-study program will teach you everything you need to know from setup of your virtual assistance, to marketing your VA business, to getting clients and to creating a huge success out of your hard work.

When you purchase the self-study guide, you will get:

140 Page, Full Detailed Manual Complete with Homework Assignments
Full Access to the Online Learning Environment
Networking and Interaction Opportunities with Other Participants
Free Resources: Books, Audio Programs, Business Tools and More!
Forum to Ask Questions

Add to Cart | $199

Blogging

Learn the latest blogging technologies and how to use them to service your clients.

We won’t just teach you about the blog enhancing and traffic generating tactics (although that is included too!) but we’ll show you how to set these up so that you can add it on as a service to your clients.

Class #1 – Understanding the Basics (2 Hours)

What is a blog?
Installing the blog platform with the one-click install feature
Using an FTP client to upload files – themes, plug-ins, etc.
Choosing and installing a theme
General overview of the dashboard - all the features, settings, etc.
The basic plug-ins that come pre-installed with WordPress and how to set them up

Class #2 – Customizing a Theme — Part I (2 Hours)

Understanding the different design files inside of the Design — Theme Editor
Working with the CSS to make changes to colors, etc.
Setting up Google Analytics on the blog from day one
Looking at the settings and users menus

Class #3 – Customizing a Theme — Part II (2 Hours)

Creating a custom header for your blog
Changing out some of the base graphics that come with the theme.
Working with sidebar widgets
Looking at more advanced plug-ins. (Sociable, WP-Video, Technorati Tags, etc.)
Working with external services ie: Feedburner

Class #4 – Other House-Keeping Functions (2 Hours)

Creating and managing categories
Creating and managing pages
Creating and managing posts
Setting up permissions / privacy / allowances for the blog
Using e-mail to blog
Backing up the blog

Class #5 – How to Deliver Blog Design to Your Clients (2 Hours)

How to listen to their needs and honor their vision
How to work with a design brief (your blog design blueprint)
How to charge for your blog design
Setting boundaries - how to draw the line at the number of on-going changes to the blog design

This is a self-study program delivered via video, audio, PowerPoints and resources.

See this course in detail here.

Add to Cart | Cost: $397

Dreamweaver Basics Program

I’m going to teach entrepreneurs, virtual assistants and anyone else who is interested how to use Dreamweaver to make website updates, build simple web pages and create beautiful sales letters… all delivered LIVE over a webinar and recorded for your on-going training process!

The Dreamweaver Basics course is perfect for you if you have ever experienced the following…

Frustration with waiting for your web designer to finish a project you’ve assigned to them or to make that one tiny change you requested.
The stress of knowing how much web design can cost you.
Wondering how you’ll update and make changes to your website now that your web designer finished it.
Not knowing where to start when a new client comes to you wanting a sales page created or a new page built on their website.
Disappointment at not having any high-end services, like web design, in your portfolio of offerings.

These are common issues we’re faced with when it comes to web design and preparing websites and webpages for use in business.

Luckily, I’m here to tell you that it’s okay… you can breathe a sigh of relief and know that I’m going to do something I never thought I’d do.

I’m going to teach you EVERYTHING I know about creating websites and sales pages so that you can in turn do this for yourself, as a service or for fun!

Here’s What the Dreamweaver Basics Course Covers

Class #1 – An Overview of Dreamweaver (2 Hours)

Understand how web pages work
Understand how Dreamweaver works - menus, etc.
Learn to create and manage web sites with Dreamweaver
Learn to add graphics and links to pages
Learn to create tables
Learn to edit pages in Dreamweaver’s code view

Class #2 – Setting Up Websites to Upload and Download via FTP (2 Hours)

What is a local root folder?
Defining a site
Managing files and folders
Organizing your sites via folders
Accessing both remote and local views
Uploading and downloading files from the web to edit

Class #3 – Creating a Simple Website and Making Edits to Pages (2 Hours)

Going through the process of creating a simple website
Customizing two basic graphics - header and navigation bar
Hyperlinking navigation bar to pages
Working with tables
Linking everything up

Class #4 - Creating a Sales Page (2 Hours)

Working through the layout process of a sales page
Adding in elements like testimonial boxes, headers, video and more
Some of the copywriting elements that you should know

Class #5 - Using the Dreamweaver Templates to Build Easy and Fast Websites (2 Hours)

Want a website in minutes? I’ll show you how to create one using Dreamweavers available templates.

Learn more and purchase here.

Add to Cart | $397

Photoshop Basics

Introducing the Self-Study Photoshop Basics Program!

Learn how to create graphics for your website, how to create killer ebook covers, how to manipulate images to make them look better and MORE!

The Photoshop Basics course is perfect for you if you have ever experienced the following…

Frustration with waiting for your graphic designer to finish a project you’ve assigned to them.
The stress of knowing how much graphic design can cost you.
Wondering how you’ll update and make changes to your graphics now that your graphic designer finished it.
Not knowing where to start when a new client comes to you wanting custom graphics.
Disappointment at not having any high-end services, like graphic design, in your portfolio of offerings.

These are common issues we’re faced with when it comes to graphic design and preparing graphics for use in business.

Luckily, I’m here to tell you that it’s okay… you can breathe a sigh of relief and know that I’m going to do something I never thought I’d do.

I’m going to teach you EVERYTHING I know about customizing web graphics so that you can in turn do this for yourself, as a service or for fun!

Here’s What the Photoshop Basics Course Covers

Class #1 – An Overview of the Software, Menu Items and More… (1.5 Hours)

Menu Bar, Status Bar, Toolbox, Palettes
Different Views Inside of the Program
Canvas / Image Sizing
Cropping Tool and Its Many Uses
Saving Images for Web
Choosing Colors
Selecting Parts of the Image
Layers
Working With the Type Tool
Painting, Erasing and Other Tools
And more!

Class #2 – Creating Web Graphics of All Kinds (Headers, buttons, etc.) (1.5 Hours)

Learn how to create a web header from scratch
Learn how to create buy now buttons
Learn how to create a nav bar
Learn how to create additional web-based graphics
We’ll also include demos on graphics that you yourself may need created!
And more!

Class #3 – Creating Custom Ebook Covers & More Advanced Concepts (Photo Manipulation, etc.) (1.5 Hours)

Learn how to create an ebook cover from scratch!
Learn how to color images for maximum effect
Learn how to touch up close-up photos
And more!

Learn more here.

Add to Cart | $197

Podcasting 101

Do you want to learn this valuable marketing strategy so that you can provide it as a service to your clients or integrate it into your own virtual assistance business?

Premium services in your virtual assistant business allow you to specialize in a niche, gain additional exposure, and price your services at a higher rate. Have you been looking to add premium services to your VA business, but weren’t sure what specialty to offer or how to learn it?

Consider a podcasting specialty. More and more businesses are integrating podcasting into their internet marketing strategy, but few know how to implement it. Professional podcasters know the steps for creating a podcast, but don’t like all the tasks that go along with distributing and promoting their podcast. Whatever level they’re at, they can use the services of a skilled virtual assistant. Learn this valuable marketing strategy and offer it as a premium service to your clients, or integrate it into your own virtual assistant business.

Join our expert trainer, Rebecca Zwar, as she teaches you everything you need to know about podcasting. We’ll uncover:

podcasting best practices
step by step instructions on how to setup and deliver a podcast
the top resources you need to know about (and use)
how to promote your podcast
podcast distribution
and more!

Add to Cart | $127

Social Networking Site Setup & Management

Social networking is a very popular method of marketing and very few virtual assistants are offering this as a service.

We’ll show you the best websites to set your clients up with and we’ll show you how to make the most of the websites so that you can impress your clients!

When you purchase this training, you will receive: